05/30/2026
GREATER!
Something I’ve discovered through taking photographs is that the closer you get to an object, and the more you bring it into clear focus, the larger that object appears. Especially if you crop out a lot of the background behind the object. Take, for example, the photo of this mushroom I took on today’s morning walk. Since all of my focus was on this single mushroom, and because I got really close to it before taking the photo, it appears to be much larger than it really is. But, the truth is, it’s smaller than my fingertip (see photo in comments section). That’s the way it is when you get super close to something and you put all your focus and concentration on that one thing. It seems to be GIGANTIC!
Similarly, something I’ve discovered in my Christian life is that the closer you get to “something,” and the more you bring it into clear focus, blocking out all else, the bigger that “something” appears to be. If you’re facing what seems to be a GIGANTIC problem, could it be possible that you’ve gotten too close to the problem and focused on it too much? Could it be that you’ve blocked out everything else in your life and have magnified the problem into something much larger than it really is? That can happen if you leave the BIGNESS OF GOD out of the situations and problems of life. Even something small and almost insignificant, if properly magnified, can create fear and intimidation within you. In such cases, that’s when you’ve got to speak out God’s Word found in 1 John 4:4 … “Greater is HE that is in me than he that is in the world.” Take the focus off of the problem and back away from it so you can see the bigness of God. When you see things from the proper perspective, you can join with Jeremiah in making this proclamation: “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You” (Jeremiah 32:17).
Psalm 34:3
Oh, MAGNIFY the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.
